Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「割襟之盟」, explained below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「割襟之盟」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Cutting the collar: When couples are engaged, they each cut off the collar of their clothes and keep it as a token of love. It refers to the marriage between a man and a woman arranged by their parents before they are born.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gē jīn zhī méng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
got3 kam1 ji1 mang4
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
